A key implication of this recent trend in development thinking is to highlight the centrality of politics in shaping development outcomes and the urgent need to reconfigure development policies to improve outcomes within existing political contexts. Politically-informed policy analysis has begun to inform Western donor programming in recent years, with varied outcomes. For emerging donors, there is a less formal embrace of such approaches. This is primarily because India, China, and the like rarely propose one—size-fits—all solutions and (officially at least) provide support depending on recipient demands.
